ISSN:
1572-9613
Keywords:
Classical nucleation theory
;
droplet definitions
;
lattice gas
;
Monte Carlo
;
spinodal
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract We present Monte Carlo experiments on nucleation theory in the nearest-neighbor three-dimensional Ising model and in Ising models with long-range interactions. For the nearest-neighbor model, our results are compatible with the classical nucleation theory (CNT) for low temperatures, while for the long-range model a breakdown of the CNT was observed near the mean-field spinodal. A new droplet model and a zeroth-order theory of droplet growth are also presented.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01010991
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